Science bits and bytes

More hot stories, podcast interviews, and live chats from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society, which took place over the weekend in Vancouver, Canada. (Read about the earlier sessions here.)

A Practical Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Electric World?

by Dan Ferber

New report presents “transformative” technologies to wean world from fossil fuel-based electricity.

Podcast: Engineering Public Health

by Sarah Crespi

How are scientists using apps and cellphones for public health? 

Medical Imaging, in a Snap

by Marissa Fessenden

Researchers dramatically increase speed of MRI scans. 

Podcast: Oceans of the Future

by Erik Stokstad and Sarah Crespi

Will there be fish on the menu 100 years from now? 

Added value. Researchers argue that one-sided
fishing agreements between European Union
countries and developing nations mean
someone gets left out in the cold.

Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Global Fisheries Deals: What’s the Catch?

by Jane J. Lee

Some fishing agreements between developed and undeveloped countries are not what they seem. 

Podcast: The Future of Mineral Resource Dependence

by Kerry Klein

Can we balance our social and environmental responsibilities? 

No Omnivore’s Dilemma for Alaskan Hunter-Gatherers

by John Travis

Newly constructed food webs show how the Aleuts fit into an island ecosystem. 

Q&A: What Can Indigenous People Tell Us About Climate Change?

by Erin Loury

An expert discusses what scientists are learning from the native inhabitants of Arctic communities.

Video: Fit Hearts Have Street Smarts

by Meghan Rosen

Kids who are in shape are better at multitasking.

Podcast: Evolution Under Pressure

by Kerry Klein

What is happening in the deep, dark depths of the sea? 

Credit: Wikimedia Commons

A Pulmonary War Between Viruses and Bacteria

by Beth Marie Mole

The lungs of cystic fibrosis patients are home to battling microbe. 

Case Closed for Sea Otter Deaths

by Michael Price

Scientists figure out what caused mysterious die-off in 2007. 

Podcast: Shrimp Cocktails, Hydroelectric Power, and More

by David Grimm and Sarah Crespi

Listen to some of our favorite stories from AAAS 2012.